Roblox gift cards are seen at a store in Krakow, Poland, on July 5, 2023. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) · NurPhoto via Getty Images While moving away from its metaverse image, Roblox ...

It was 2008 and, compared to the era’s hottest games — the violent Gears of War, the vulgar Grand Theft Auto — Roblox was relatively juvenile, with bright colours and janky graphics.